New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-10-21
OPPOSED TO THE NEW ELL.

1iIF OPINION or A NKw-YOEK roST NOT CHANGED
b THE ST. LOUIS ENCAuiNlLNr
Summer Post 80 81 New York City, oct. live took
vote at orr meeting on Monday evening on the De-
pendent Pension question. which stood in favor aad 90
against It. We then vo,ed General Service bill.
graded and the Post gave 80 votes FOR Il 20 against t
Thi. shows that there IL change o. sentiment a. re-
suit OF the action OF the National ircampment az -
Louis lion know why there should be. ior the Nation
al Encampment did not represent the Grand Army on
the pension question do not Ike to say IT, bui ieat
the action at st Louis Represented rather The Ndsn
claim agents am ot the opison th1' the result
dent" and Service w. when the nnal decision - ma c
by Congress But you may rett assured that me Pilh
c.pr :1e graded service scheme VIII have Ia De
adopted. matter what some wiscactes may s9> now
pi0pSrtion o. the SI2OOD v0ted ID, New ORR state
foi cnlrtipe purposes belongs OF right To the Posts Of
the Grand Army .5is city ard steps ought 10 be t'Aen
TO OBTAIN from the Lawmakers ~ Albany such legsa-
ton as will It. The Grapn Army IS FAR more de
serving 10 rank as charitable institution man some
establishments here which bear the title anu ere able 10
get blg allowances of this fund We paid out 1909
last from Post fund TO AID deserving comrades
our member, far possible sdsped TO their ability
William Peteikin, Conmdndet
LET ONE DEBT STAND AND PAY ANOTHER
IIcdgcwood Kan oct Thaye only recently suOscrih
edfor TIE lElnt ~. consequently "nbuJu,i now aware
OF your effort 10 ascertain the views Of the old soldiers III
and Owing To indrnlities of aga service not at
tend very often have not been up lstev, therefore
not give ven any expression OF our post but Do
evc nearly all would favor service pension ia some
form. Personally. favor graded pension 10 every
NAV nay saa o.'"ts ooH Sot papel, D ~, 'u sSy
prrs" claim lie the peers OF class OF men IN
the country, even bankers and boIlhodcts We 10 not
claim O. II r we GG ST sIHa ESir Ye
mocsty Is based Oh the assumption that except Tor
the Union soldiers. we would nov have no Government
like the present We say stop paying the national iebt
-cxcept interest thereon use Our present surplus
and AL the surplus that accrdes from our fevcnuns
IN scasOnng OH soldiers We 10 not as" the Goyon-
Iuen DO gencrous bat to he lust The poor ye nave
always with YOU" but tho onion soldiers you will not
have more than few years longer In what should q
Nation honor oohsisti lis ability 10 pay dollar Or
it, ability ana Willingness 10 take care OF is dcenlers
Let the debt and and mako glad the hearts nnd comfort
able bodies OF the most patriotic and ser 'acihcins
class OF men that ever lNcl-D l.. stevens.
THE MIN WHO OPPOSE PENSIONS
T.rt.r Post, lab Browning Mo, rug. 30 Although
our ncs doe, not ike eyory feature OF the Deepen
dent Pension BILL II A9s voted solldy ior IT, our hs'tV
and repeal OF the Limitation OF ar Garages
equalization OF bOuntle service pension OF -, pen
sn, f .olir,, ldoys regardless OF the OF tho
de nh of tho soldier and all his 10 be done speedily
The opposition 20 pensions comes from th class OF eh
unon ana rebel who were cowardly TO ~ and hgh
for what they thought right The say-at-homo
rebel was continually finding faut with oNeiS INNS Va
Government did foe the suppression OF tue tenellon
Ths war was ali unconsttutonal" The stay -at.homc
Tnon man was eteruay hndns fault because the rebels
Tes nS' Si no D The armies generally ought
to gam more aud bigger victories =" ON; II a. , tas
manager SAID they. would do so ana So. YET th"se
same could under 10 circumstances pe persuaded
10 90 into the army These follows made money during
the and are now Comfortably Situslev. lhcs nov
impndeny ask why these soldiers are always taking
about ponSon~ Inc men niNc urNti'o'"
fnc exception OF some poys who grown up saec tho
waraud know nothing about soldiers are we ones WHO
oppcee paying the soldiers their due The cDe Sou'ts
have nothing say IN the matter ihey nave dstoess
sand all they wish to on tue snoleet'-Joh" CARTER
Commander -
Cleveland Ohio oct iO-Memotial Post. comprised OF
large number OF the g. A. L. men OF Ci1Neiana nV.na
ueusy favor OF tho passage OF mo Depsn.eas
psns,on lr drafted by the g. A. H. National Conmittee
on Pensions. The post has not taken acton Oh ,no 20.
vice pei .sus but individual members nave ek,Ds s,
themselves I'm favar Of general service pension MI or
Mcmahon. Deputy SuPerIntenicDt Oh isce w.. are
trustee OF the state Relic! innn' SAYS c t a ,o
hundreds OF old soldiers who arc IN poor head anu can
not work. who assisted by the 7Isle iu ,d mi.
81 900 were given III this county from 'ue un t
wear the amount viii be doubled Aid Is gNcu on uoa
,ne ,1s Eases i. necessarily small These lost
their health In the service. ana deserve Pcnlon ~
Meal proof OF their disability and can Get no pension
from The Government on that account There Is nnqt
ds,re,s among the old soldiers II ONO can anor" 10
assist them, then the Government surely can
BEATEN b RED TAPE.
Reoufort 6 G. oct. LIN 1862 there was wanted
band for rhe Third Cavalry OF Mclean called usually
vas known 20 be % trained one. was urged 10 enlist as
leading cornet player and leader OF tho band nai
caged In procssonaldutins Every possible lhduccInehe
was urged upon me togo AMI thonSi io.5 ~ soa 49,
oi Jeff a wife al three small children. the Oldest not
over years Of age. and small bat happy hoMe'
ana the service until honorably discharged by
o,dcr from General lIdeek was at The takns OF Sew,
tb'on~h nil the harl.hps of proractcd campaign.
az an the members Of that band "a the Only one lcit
tt could 10 duty and for sick comrades. This
service peg Ornel Tor weeks, even cooking their food
AIS, took ARE o! .cyen cavalry horses. carrying feed
for thr and taking them 70 drink poorly able 70
do - work. bat neither nay comrades nor myself would
20 10 the hospital because the surgeon and the colonel
were drunk about al tho time on hospital wines and
brandy provided for the scOt which We ne yer saw Oh
tasted drop. Tho captain oil our baud sent home
drd hc.Oro he reached there. After General ilaeck
ordered rs discharged this drunken colonel put the
oricr IA ms pscko and kept us three months IN gns
rance OF tho fact and beyond our time One day Cd,
tai ell consent 90 10 Colfnth 10 SEQ some friend
wont 70 he dnnArters and GOT dupllcltc OF Geherai